Emmerich

English

Proper noun

Emmerich (countable and uncountable, plural Emmerichs)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in the town of Berlin, Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.

Derived terms

• Emmerich am Rhein

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛməʁɪç/

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Etymology 1

From Old Dutch Embriki, Ambriki. Probably of pre-Germanic origin and perhaps identical with French Embry (Dutch Embreke). Sometimes grouped with hydronyms like Ammer, Amper (Bavaria), Emmer (Lower Saxony).

Proper noun

Emmerich n (proper noun, genitive Emmerichs or (optionally with an article) Emmerich)

1. A town in Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Official name: Emmerich am Rhein.

Etymology 2

From a merger of two or three of the following Germanic names: 1.) *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic *amalaz (“vigor, bravery”), cognate with English Amery, Italian Amerigo; 2.) *Ermanarīks, from *ermanaz (“great, strong, whole”); 3.) *Haimarīks, from *haimaz (“home”), cognate with German Heinrich, English Henry. The second part in all cases is Proto-Germanic *rīks (“ruler”). Compare also Hungarian Emre.

Proper noun

Emmerich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Emmerichs or (with an article) Emmerich)

1. a male given name of rare usage, borne among others by an 11th-century Hungarian saint

Etymology 3

Mainly from the given name (etymology 2), less often from the town (etymology 1).

Proper noun

Emmerich m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Emmerichs or (with an article) Emmerich, plural Emmerichs or Emmerich)

1. a surname of chiefly western German usage, more common than the given name